Travis Avery

Now or Never

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000

For better or for worse I updated my website last month. It started out as a sort of experiment in CSS3. I was just playing around to see what I could do, simplify things, make them more complex, add social features, etc.

I actually didn't necessarily start out intending to update my whole website; the design itself actually started out the exact same as the old one did. There were a few things that I wanted to fix ever since I finished my last design and I was going to tack on a few minor quick fixes, however as I began adding new effects and rethinking the way I presented different elements it slowly evolved into what you see.

The problem I ran into was that because I was using a hacked up version of an existing blogger template, I couldn't accomplish anything in any simple way, so it was easier for me to start over from scratch.

Well, I was playing around with this stuff in a separate sandbox and got it to a place where it was unfinished and untested, but actually looking and working pretty good. It did (and still does to an extent) require some more work, but it was a working website.

So, what happened?

While working on it - in an insomnia filled stupor - I decided to push it live on a bit of a whim. I spent the next week or so frantically trying to fix it and/or add things. My reason for making such a foolhardy decision was that it was the day before Towel Day. I have hosted graphics for Towel Day every year and I get about four times as much traffic on that single day than I do the rest of the year combined.

Essentially, I figured it was better to rip the band-aid off than tear it away slowly.

Towel Day 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Fri, 06 May 2011 01:30:00 +0000

Wallpaper A:

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Wallpaper B:

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Wallpaper C:

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Another year, and another set of graphics. I want to thank towelday.org for posting a link to my site for the last two years, it really made making these graphics worth it for me. I made something a little simpler this year, because I also wanted to update last year's a little.

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Facebook Trivia Game Logo

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:21:00 +0000

I designed the look/feel as well as the UI for the entire app. I wanted to keep it clean, simple, straightforward, and easy to use. I also felt that it had to appeal to a more intelligent crowd so I tried to make the design sophisticated. I also want to give props to my Art Director Kevin Lion, who designed all of the Achievement Icons.

Facebook Trivia Game

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:20:00 +0000

Facebook Trivia Game Achievement

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:19:00 +0000

Facebook Trivia Game Final Scoreboard

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:17:00 +0000

Facebook Trivia Game Leaderboard

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:16:00 +0000

Facebook Trivia Game Locations

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:15:00 +0000

I designed the look/feel as well as the UI for the entire app. I wanted to keep it clean, simple, straightforward, and easy to use. I also felt that it to appeal to a more intelligent crowd so I tried to make the design sophisticated. I also want to give props to my Art Director Kevin Lion, who designed all of the Achievement Icons.

Facebook Trivia Game Player Profile

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:13:00 +0000

"Extreme Sports Trivia" Advertisement

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000

An advertisement that I made for the Extreme Sports edition of Trendalicious Trivia, a trivia game whose content changes monthly depending on what the current trend is.

Applebee's Competition Advertisement

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:00:00 +0000

An advertisement I created for a trivia competition that was sponsered by Applebee's.

Promotion Webpage Concept

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:47:00 +0000

This is a concept for a Marketing promotion page that I delivered for a website re-design. Each different promotion would be branded for that event, but would keep the content area and header navigation anchoring the look and feel of the website and the brand of the company.

Game Detail Webpage Concept

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:00:00 +0000

This is a product detail webpage concept that I delivered for a website re-design. The goal was to consolidate different content onto one page to add more value. Each different product would be branded for that product, but would keep the content area and header navigation anchoring the look and feel of the website and the brand of the company.

Homepage Concept

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:33:00 +0000

This was a concept I delivered for a website re-design. The goal was to be able to keep all of the content of the current site while giving it a modern spin.

Oink Pigments

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0000

I designed a simple logo and icon for a local busisness that needed to be in black and white so it could be printed on lables.

"Sport Trivia Challenge" Logo Build

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0000

This is an unfinished motion concept I developed in order to freshen up the brand of an existing game. The design was very old so I took it and ran a bit and literally added some shine to it.

Customer Dashboard

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000

As well as designing the look and feel of the site, I created the UI for the various web apps that our customer would use. The page is where the user could view their restaurants as a profile to view stats and get an overview of how they view their various web apps.

Network Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0000

One of the web apps I designed that allowed the user to schedule what type of content is displayed within their restaurant.

Ad Wizard

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0000

A web app that allowed users to create custom ads that will be displayed within their location(s).

Previous Website Design

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0000

This is the previous iteration of the site design for my personal website; the only real change between this version and the current one is a slightly different navagation and I used a bolder red instead of brown.

I’m back!

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:34:00 +0000

I return from obscurity, with change! The only real visual difference between what I had before and what I have now is that I got rid of the brown background and changed it to a bold dark red. The blog posts now take up the whole width of the content area allowing me to use larger images.

Most of the changes I have been making are functional in nature; Blogger, Picasa, and YouTube have new features that I want to take advantage of. However with these changes, there are now a few things broken now, but I am working on it. Most of them I should know about, however if you want to do me a favor then if you notice anything that isn't working then comment on it.

I also have a whole bunch of additions to my Motion Graphics Portfolio, so check it out.

Game Advertisement

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:03:00 +0000

The advertisement is designed to showcase the various games that can be played from one device for free.

"World of Comics" Advertisement

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:34:00 +0000

This is an Advertisement that I made for a comic book themed trivia game. I developed the look and feel and animated it, however the illustrations were produced by another artist.

"GloryDaze" Advertisement

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:29:00 +0000

This is a game advertisement that I created for a 70's trivia game called "GloryDaze."

Dynamic "Margarita Night" Advertisement

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Avery) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:14:00 +0000

This is a generic "Margarita Night" advertisement. The space is left blank intentionally to allow for dynamic text to be laid on top. This is part of what I am calling my 'Design a Day' series; animations were made for a dynamic advertisements where a user could enter their own copy. I had to make allot of these, therefore I had about a day to work on each animation.